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1) Yo
Publisher
FiGa Films
Publication Date
2015.
Language
Spanish
Description
Winner of Best Film at the Morelia International Film Festival, "Yo" is based on a short story by Nobel laureate J.M.G. Le Clezio. "My name is Yo, I'm 15 years old, or that's what they tell me," explains the protagonist (Raul Silva) early on. A strong young man with limited mental skills, he says he is fifteen years old, although he seems to be older. He lives and works in his mother's restaurant by a busy freeway. Yo loves his mother but hates her...
Publisher
Warner Home Video, DVD
Publication Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"Biological war has decimated life on earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets, foraging for supplies. And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other 'inhabitants' emerge."--container.
Author
Publisher
Robinson
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have sci-fi movies evolved with filmmaking technology over the past 110 years? The Geek's Guide To SF Cinema provides an entertaining and in-depth history of the science fiction genre's pivotal and most influential movies. From the pioneering films of Georges Méliès to such blockbusters as Avatar and Inception in the 21st...
7) Slingshot
Language
English
Description
A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, SLINGSHOT follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.
8) SCREAMERS
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Publication Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
The rebel Alliance on the planet Sirius 6B fighting against the vicious New Economic Block has developed state-of-the-art weaponry known as Screamers and programmed them to eliminate all enemy life forms. The problem is, somehow the Screamers are mutating--self-replicating into human form, and slaughtering every beating heart on the planet.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise--and suddenly uncertain reign--of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales,...
12) Overlord
Language
English
Description
D-Day looms, and two soldiers are prepared to sacrifice their own lives to the noble cause of bringing down the Nazis. They have a secret mission to perform when they sneak into a Nazi-occupied town, but they do not realize what kind of a time they are in for. Not only is their mission dangerous by conventional means, but it has a supernatural element to it that makes their blood run cold. Can they successfully thwart the plot unfolding in front of...
13) INDEPENDENCE DAY
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Publication Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies and wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. The world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors.
14) The postman
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Publication Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Set in the near future after a catastrophic war which has destroyed the government, a traveler finds an old mail bag and starts delivering it.
15) Unbreakable
Language
English
Description
After David Dunn emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor, and without a single scratch on him, he meets a mysterious stranger. An unsettling stranger who believes comic book heroes walk the earth. A haunting stranger, whose obsession with David will change David's life forever.
16) Brightburn
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
Description
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humanity, he proved to be something far more sinister?
17) FANTASTIC PLANET
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, DVD
Publication Date
1999
Language
Français
Description
In a future world, the Oms are dominated by the Traags, a super mechanized race. Then, one of the Oms manages to escape with a Traag knowledge device...
Publisher
FiGa Films
Publication Date
2016.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Francisca, a young Portuguese woman who's living in Brazil, welcomes Teresa, an old acquaintance she'd lost contact with, into her home. While Teresa is discovering the place where she means to settle, Francisca craves for her life back in Lisbon. The film follows each woman's adventures in the city and the deep bond of friendship that grows between them, forcing them to deal with conflicting desires: a will to leave for an unknown country and a relentless...
20) THE RUNNING MAN
Publisher
Republic Pictures, DVD
Publication Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people's lives. In the 21st Century, the most popular "audience participation" game show is "The Running Man", where convicts can win pardons instead of "parting gifts" by defeating murderous henchmen known as "stalkers." Wrongly convicted of slaughtering 1500 innocent people, Richards is the next contestant to fight for his life and his freedom.



